Need to Know MDS 3.0 Provider User's Guide UPDATED (2/12) CMS Releases Data on Impact of FY 2012 Policy Changes (1/12) Next SNF/LTC Open Door Forum Slated for March 1; Registration Opens Feb. 23 (1/12) MDS 3.0 RAI User’s Manual V1.08 With Change Tables -- Effective April 1, 2012 (1/12) RUG-IV Case Mix Index (CMI) Table for FY 2012 Effective April 1, 2012 (1/12) Additional Items States Require for MDSs as of April 1, 2012: Maine Impacted (1/12) CMS Transmittal 2377 Updates Consolidated Billing Requirements re: MD Services (1/12) 2012 Consolidated Billing HCPCS Code File: Exclusions and Inclusions - CMS Website (1/12)

What's New CMS Seeks Comments on Nursing Home Quality Improvement Questionnaire by March 8 (2/12) FYI for Part A Billing: CMS Transmittal Updates Rules for Occurrence Codes 50 & 16 REVISED (1/12) Official Home of the MDS 3.0 RAI User's Manual - CMS Website UPDATED (1/12) CMS Clarification on Three-Day Qualifying Hospital Stays: Rules for Hospitals (1/12) MDS Assessment Requirements in a Public Health Emergency: CMS S&C All-Hazards FAQs (1/12) Five Star State-Level Cut Point Tables and Staff Time Values Data Set UPDATED (1/12) Federal Oversight Quality Indicator Surveys (FOQIS) Materials Updated (1/12) Special Focus Facility (SFF) List UPDATED (1/12)